Jaroslav Šír (born 8 November 1923) is a former

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soldier and skier. He is from

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Biography

Šír was born in Poniklá on 8 November 1923. He started skiing in the age of 15, and was in the national ski team from 1948 to 1955. As a conscript he served at the army sports club in

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(Armádní tělocvičný klub). In the rank of a Vojín he was a member of the national Olympic military patrol team at the

1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948 (; ), were a winter multi-sport event held from 30 January to 8 February 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the ...

which placed sixth. Before they went to St. Moritz, they trained in

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1923 births Possibly living people Czechoslovak military patrol (sport) runners Olympic biathletes for Czechoslovakia Military patrol competitors at the 1948 Winter Olympics Skiers from Liberec {{Skimountaineering-bio-stub